Morning Roundup: "Revolt" Edition
This can’t be the headline that GOP leadership was hoping for this morning, but as we’ve seen time and time again, this is what happens when House Republicans decide to go even further to the right on a bill to nowhere instead of working with Democrats on a bipartisan basis:
“House Republicans will vote to rein in the Obama administration’s power to halt deportation for undocumented immigrants — a surprise move that comes as they struggle to attract support for their bill to address the crisis at the border.”
“The new plan, described by multiple GOP aides Wednesday evening, comes as House Republicans were unable to lock up 218 GOP lawmakers to vote for the $659 million emergency funding package.”
“The latest twist from Republican leadership is a way to appeal to conservative Republicans, who want a vote to prevent the Obama administration from halting deportations. But a vote will only come after the House passes the other legislation.”
“The new House GOP tack takes a page from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who had demanded a ban on expanding DACA in exchange for emergency funding to deal with the border crisis…. Cruz huddled with a smattering of House conservatives in his office Wednesday evening — over pizza and drinks — to discuss the latest developments on the border crisis.”
“Even with the new DACA strategy, some conservatives Wednesday still weren’t satisfied.”
And it doesn’t stop there. Take a look at this morning’s round-up of articles highlighting GOP division as House Republican leadership attempts to deal with yet another conservative revolt:
The Hill: House border bill in trouble
“An emergency border spending package backed by the House GOP leadership appeared to be in trouble Wednesday evening after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) met with a group of House conservatives.”
“House conservatives emerging from a late evening meeting in Cruz’s office said they would oppose the $659 million legislation and warned it might fail on the House floor, an embarrassing prospect for the new GOP leadership team.”
“‘It doesn’t sound like the Granger bill has the votes to pass,’ said Rep. John Fleming (R-La.), who plans to vote against the border package endorsed by his leadership.”
“House leaders scrambled Wednesday evening to save the bill by promising conservatives a chance to vote on separate language curtailing President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”
Roll Call: Facing Immigration Revolt, Republicans Plan Vote to Ban ‘Administrative Amnesty’
“In a bid to shore up votes for their border supplemental, Republican leaders plan to give conservatives a vote Thursday prohibiting President Barack Obama from granting deportation relief to more illegal immigrants.”
“Language targeting DACA would be similar to legislation pushed in the Senate by Texas Republican Ted Cruz, who was, as negotiations were ongoing, hosting conservative House members in his Capitol Hill office to discuss strategy on the matter.”
Washington Post: Tea Party Opposition Puts Fate of House Republican Border Bill Up in the Air
“The fate of a Republican proposal to address a brewing immigration crisis along the U.S.-Mexico border was cast into doubt Wednesday after a tea party senator lobbied against it to House members.”
“The effort by Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), who made his pitch to a group of House Republicans in a closed-door evening meeting, marked another direct shot at attempts by Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants arriving from Central America.”
“Even so, a defeat of border legislation in the House would deliver another embarrassing blow to Boehner and his leadership team, which has struggled to contain the party’s restive tea party caucus. It also would serve as the latest example of Cruz wading into House affairs and working against the agenda of GOP leaders.”
Fox News Latino: Ted Cruz Holds Evening Strategy Session To Rally Against Border Bill
“An emergency spending package addressing the immigration crisis on the border and backed by the Republican House leadership seemed to be in trouble Wednesday, largely because a group of about two dozen conservative tea party lawmakers were gathered late in the evening by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in order to discuss ways to strategize against the package.”
“House conservatives emerged from Cruz’s office saying they would oppose the $659 million bill, which is scheduled for a vote on Thursday.”
“House leaders, as a result, scrambled to save the bill by promising conservatives a chance to vote on separate language curtailing President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.”